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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY. APRIL 28, .15)10,
Through the Wall
By CLEVELAND MOFFETT
Copyright, 1905, by D. Appleton & Co.
"All right," nodilod Lloyd, ami ns lu
turned to Allco sho saw tears lu ul
eyes. "It's .tough, but never mind.
You'vo made a man of me, little one,
and I'll prove It. 1 used to have a sort
of religion, and then I lost it. and now
I've got It again a new religion and a
new creed. It's Bhort and easy to say,
but lfa nil I need, and It's going to
keep me game through this whole rot
ten business. Want to hear my creed:
Xou know It already, darling, for you
taught It to me. Hero It Is: 'I believe
In Alice,' That's all; that's enough.
Iet me kiss you."
"Lloyd," she whispered as ho bent
toward her, "can't you trust mo with
that woman's uameT"
lie drew back and looked at her half
reproachfully, and her cheeks flushed.
Bhe would not havo him think that she
could bargain for her Hps, and, throw
ing her arms about him, she murmur
ed: "Kiss me; kiss me as much as you
like. 1 am yours, yours."
The guard's gruff volco canio be
tween them.
"One moment," KIttrcdgo said, and
then to the clinging girl, "Why do you
ask that woman's name when you
know It already?"
Wild eyed she faced him and shook
her bead. "I don't kuow her name. I
don't want to know It"
"You don't know her name?" ho re
peated, and even in the tumult of their
last farewell her frank and honest
denial lingered In his mind.
She did not know the woman's name!
Back in his lonely cell Klttredgo pon
dered this, and, reaching for his little
Tolumo of De Mussct, his treasured
pocket companion that the jailer had
let him keep, he opened It at the fly
leaves. She did not know this wom
an's name! And wonderlngly he read
on the white page the words and tho
same written by Alice herself, scrawl
tegly, but distinctly, the day before In
the garden of Notre Dame.
Coqucnll was neither surprised nor
disappointed at tho meager results of
Alice's visit to the prison. It bad not
been entlreV- Tain since he had learned
tbatKittrc(.';c might have used his
left band in firing a pistol and that
he did not suffer with gout or rheuma
tism. This last point was of extreme
Importance.
And the detectlvo was speedily put
In excellent humor by news awaiting
him at the Palais de Justice Monday
morning that the man sent to London
to. trace the burned photograph and
the flve pound notes had already met
with success and had telegraphed that
the notes In question bad been Issued
to Addison Wilmott, whose bankers
were Munroe & Co., Hue Scribe.
Quick inquiries revealed the fact that
Addison Wilmott was a well known
New Yorker living in Paris, a man of
leisure, lie and his dashing wife
lived in a privato hotel on the Avenue
Klebcr, where they led a gay exist
ence in the smartest and most spec
tacular circle of the American colony.
He was dull, good natured and a
little fat She was a beautiful woman,
with extraordinary charm and a lithe,
girlish figure. Ho was supposed to
kick up his heels In a quiet way, while
she did tho things brilliantly and kept
the wheels of American colony gossip
busy enough, anyway turning and
spinning until they groaned in utter
weariness.
Such was the information M. Paul
had been able to gather from swift
and special police sources when be
presented himself at the Wilmott hotel
about luncheon time on Monday. Ad.
dlson was just starting with some
friends for a run down t Fontaine
bleau In his new Pauhara, and ho lis
tened impatiently to Coquenil's ex
planation that ho had coma In regard
to some English banknotes recently
juld to Mr. WMnott and possibly clov
er forgeries.
"Itcvdly!" exclaimed Addison.
Coqucnll hoped that Mr. Wilmott
would give him the notes in question
In exchange for genuine ones. This
would help the investigation.
"Of course, my dear sir," said the
American, "but I haven't tho notes.
They wero spent long ago."
"You remember whom you paid them
to?" questioned tho detective.
"I didn't pay them to any one," re
plied Wilmott "I gave them to my
wifo."
"Ah!" said Coquenll, and presently
ho t6ok his departure with pollto as
surances, whereupon the unsuspecting
Addison tooted away complacently for
Foutalneblcau,
It was now about 2 o'clock, and tho
next thrco hours M. Paul spent with
his sources of Information studying
tho career of Pussy Wilmott from spe
cial points of view In preparation for
a call upon tho lady.
Ho discovered two significant things
first that, whatever her actual con
duct, Mrs. Wilmott had never openly
compromised herself.
As offsetting this, however, Coquenll
secured information tuut connected
Mrs, Wilmott directly with Murtincz.
It appeared that, nmong her other ex
citements, Pussy was passionately
foud of gambling. She was known to
have wou and lost largo sums at
Monte Carlp, and sho was a regular
follower of tho fashionable races In
Parts, Sho had also been seen at tho
Olrmnla billiard acaUomy, near tho
.Grand hotel, where Martlncs and
other experts played regularly beforo
I eager audiences, among whom betting
on the games was the great attraction.
"He used to talk about this lady,"
said one of the markers; "ho called
her the 'belle Amcrlcalne, but -1 am
sure ho did not know her real name."
With so much In. mind Coqucnll
started up tho Champs Elysccs about
, 6 o'clock.
CHAPTER XI.
THE WOMAX IK THE CASE.
RS. WILMOTT, very languid
and stunning amid her lux
urious surroundings, received
M. Paul with tho patronizing
Indifference that bored rich women
extend to tradespeople. But presently
when ho explained that ha was a de
tective and began to question her
about the Ansonla affair she rose
with a haughty gesture that was
meant to banish him In confusion
from her presence. Coquenll, how
ever, did not banish so easily. He
had dealt with haughty ladles before.
"My dear madam, pleaso sit down."
ho said quietly. "I must ask you to
explain how it happens that a num
ber of flve pound notes, given to you
by your husband some days ngo. were
found on the body of this murdered
man."
"How do 1 know?" the beautiful
Mrs. Wilmott replied sharply. "I spent
the notes lu shops; I'm not responsible
for what became of them. Desldcs,
I am dining out tonight and I must
dress. I really don't sco any point to
this conversation."
"So':" He smiled, and the keenness
of his glance pierced her like a blade.
"The polut is, my dear lady, that I
want you to tell me what you were
doing with this billiard flayer when
he was shot last Saturday night"
"It's false; I never knew tho man,"
sho cried. "It's an outrage for you
to to Intrude on a lady and and In
sult her."
"You used to back his game at the
Olympla."
"I'm fond of billiards. Is that a
crime?"
"You left your cloak and a small
leather bag in tho vestlaro at tho An
sonla," pursued M. Paul.
"It Isn't truer
"Your name was found stamped In
gold letters under a leather flap in
tho bag."
Sho faltered. "It-It was?"
Coquenll nodded. "Yes. Now, what
were you doing with Martinez in that
room?"
For somo moments sho did not an
swer, but studied him with frightened,
puzzled eyes. Then suddenly her
wbolo manner changed.
"New, I will tell you exactly what
happened." And, settling herself near
htyi, Pussy Wilmott entered bravely
upon the hardest half hour of her
life. After all, ho was a man, and sho
would do tho best sho could.
(To Be Continued.)
Ilns anybody here seen Kelly?
Haskina for Health.
OREGON TRUNK
AWARDS CONTRACT
Work on Line From Madras to North
Boundary of Klamath Indian Res
ervation Is to Bo Rushed Henry
Gets the Job.
Wright's
Investments
5-acro orchard tract, of apples
with peach fillers, only one mile
from Medford, a money-maker;
$4600, good terms.
83 acres, good land, 3J2 miles
out, in fine locality, about 05 acres
under cultivation, ono-half under
ditch, 20 acres set to pears, apples
and apricots, about 4 years old; an
A No. 1 investment at $175 per acre,
terms.
0-acre orchard tract, milo from
pavemont, sot to poars, apples, some
peaches and grapes; 0-room house,
big barn, a nico orchard homo;
$0000, liberal terms.
42 acres, 22 miles out, 0-room
bouse, barn and fine will, family or
chard, good pear land; $8500, $4000
cash, balance 2 years, 0 per cent.
7-room bouse, furnished, and two
2-room light housekeeping apart
ments, on most desirable street, on
ly throe blocks from postoffice, in
come $70 per month; $4300, liberal
terms.
7-room modern bungalow in choice
locality, block from pavement, u
good homo investment; $3000, terms.
5-room cottage, 100xlG5-foot lot,
18 fino shado trees, dandy homo
proposition; $2350, $050 cash, terms
on balance.
Choico lot, 00x120, fino soil, about
15 fruit trees in full bearing; a bar
gain at $400.
5 choico lots in Roso Park, bear
ing fruit trees on each lot, beauti
ful view; $375 each, $125 cash, bal
ance $10 per month.
LET US SHOW YOU.
J. BRUCE WRIGHT & CO.,
132 West Main St. Phono 2801.
PORTLAND, Or., April 28. Tho
Oregon Trunk Lino has awarded
tho contract for tho grading of its
road from Madras to tho north
boundary of tho Klnumth Indian res
ervation to II. C. Henry, a con
tractor of Seattle. Sovornl bid on
tho job.' Tho contract calls for com
pletion by Jnnunry 1, 1911.
Tho grado will bo 123 miles in
length and runs over comparatively
smooth ground. A few bridges will
have to bo put in, but the largo bridgo
across Crooked river will bo built by
tho railroad company undor super
vision of Engineer Modjeski. Tho
bridge will be n steel arch,
Tho successful bidder has novor
bofore done any work for tho Oregon
Trunk, but is well known for having
hnd the general contract for the con
struction of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& Puget Sound railway.
Thousands of men will bo put to
work at once and it is hoped that the
work will ho far enough advanced in
n month from now to begin laying
rails. The contract for tho laying
of the rails will bo entered into in
the near future.
Tho compriny hopes to havo its
work trains running through tho Des
chutes viHe as far ns Tundras be
fore fall nnd if that can bo accom
plished tho rond will probably he
open ns far J.s tho Klamath reserva
tion early next spring.
PLUMBING
STUM AND HOT WATER HEATING
All Work Guaruntoiul l'rioua lloiteoimblo
COFFEEN PRICE
8 11 North D St.. Modford, Oro. I'hone 08
MEDFORD BAKERY
NOTICE.
A. P. Hoiking & Co. has rco)oued tho Modford Bnkory & Delicate
sen. Everything is to ba remodelled, repaired, thoroughly cloaiiHud
and fixed to givo tho nuhlio quick, satisfactory sorvicc. Tho now
tunungomont rfesires tho pntronngo of tho good pooplo of Medford nnd,
will endeavor to merit tho emtio by plncing on tho market a first-olnss
lino of ovorything that a high-grado bakery ia supposed to enrry.
You aro cordially invited to call and test our goods. Kospoot fully,
A. F. RE I KING COMPANY
SOUTH CENTRAL AVENUE. PHONE MAIN 2252.
Has nnybody here seen Kelly?
Hasklns for Health.
Canton
RESTAURANT
SAM LOCK, Prop.
The former famous chof at the
Nash Grill, Mr. Sam Lock, has
opened a first-class restaurant
abovo Kennedy's saloon, No. 33
South Front street Entrance at
both sides. Only first-class meals
served, and just the namo of the
proprietor is the best guarantee.
OPEN EVERY DAY AND NIGHT.
NOODLES, CHOP SUEY.
This is the only placo where will
bo served chop suey and China nood
les. Como and see me and you and
I are both sure you will come .back.
Remember, I am willing and I preach
what I promise. Yours truly,
SAM LOCK.
For Sale
5-room bungalow, today, $750 cash.
Fine span of mules, age 5 .and 0
years; also harness and wagon.
Call up room 208, Phipps bldg.
5-room bungnlow, modern; a snap.
8-room bungalow, modern; a fine
buy.
Lots In West Walnut addition;
$350, terms.
Lots in Sullivan terrace.
Lots and houses in all parts of the
city.
3 homestead relinquishments for
sale,
Ilorses, wagon and harness, $225.
2 tons of hay, $15 per ton.
40 acres in alfalfa, IV2 miles from
town.
20 acres, 2 miles out, sot to com
mercial fruit.
0 acres in bearing, Vs miles out.
0 acres in bearing, 1 milo out.
Situations Wanted.
1 have on hand a first-class carpen
ter who will contract to build your
house in a workmanliko manner,
Givo him a trial.
WANTED.
3 sawmill men.
1 man in timbor.
2 girls for general housework, $1 per
day.
2 women for general housowork, $5
per week. '
2 girls for gen oral houBowork, $25
per month.
Porter in town.
Dining-rjora girl, $25, board and
room,
E. F. A. BITTNER
Medford Employment Bureau.
Business chances, real estate, all
kinds of help furnished and businesn
chances handled.
Room 206, Taylor & Phipps Bldg.
Phono 4141 Main,
A. specialty in bonse resting and care
of them; list them with me.
J. E. ENYART, Prosidont
JOHN S. ORTI1. Cn-hi..
J. A. PERRY, Vieo-Proaideat
W. B. JACKSON, Ass't CaHhUr.
THE MEDFORD NATIONAL BANK
CAPITAL , 550,000
SURPLUS $I0,W
Safety bsxu for rent. A general Banking Business transacted.
We solicit your patronage.
The Southern
Dairy Co.
Aro now propni'od to tmpply tho family trado with
pure, rich
ICE CREAM
Fruit Bricks, Water Tecs, Sherbets, Eto., DELIV
ERED PACKED IN JOE, at tho following prices:
Ono quart COo
Two quarts 75c
Ono gallon $1.25
AT TILE FACTORY
Ono quart 25c
Two quarts 50o
Ono gallon $1.00
SPECIAL RATES TO CHURCHES, LODGES,
SOCIALS, PICNICS, ETC. COUNTRY ORDERS
SOLICITED. A trial order will convinco you that
tho quality is right as well as tho price
32 S. CENTRAL AVE. TELEPHONE 881
I REAL ESTATE
DRIVERS that know the country
RIGS that cover the country
QUICKLY ANT) WITH COJn-MIT TO YOU AHK AMVU'8 TO I IK
FOUND A l THK
PARLOW & IOW INO, ritOIMUKTOItS.
WEST SIDE STABLES
PJIOXE 2431 S. CHUTE BTIIEKT
For Sale
640 acres of Good Farming Laud at $35.00 per acre. :
Being situated three miles west of that place and
near the government irrigation canal. This land ie .
selling at a JiiiatwAJJN anu now is your timo to jlln
VEST. For particulars write
Harry Moon l-tiZ"ilant.
PLUMBING
Steam and Hot Water Heating.
All work guaranteed. Prices reasonable.
I. F. MOORE AND E. E. SMITH
Old Tribune Building. Phone 'J931.
Medford Iron Works
E. E. TROWBRIDGE, Proprietor.
FOUNDRY AND MACHINIST
All kinds of Engines, Spraying Outfits, Pumps,
Boilers and Machinery. Agents in Southern Ore
gon for FAIRBANKS, MORSE & CO.
RESOLVED
Tho boat resolution for yon
to make ia to como to ub (or
your nozt suit, if you want
Bomothing out of tho ordinary.
We do tbo boat work and charge
tho lowest prices.
W. W. EIFERT
Tim PKOaKiJBSIVJO taxlok
WANTED
Timber, and Coal Lands
ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING CON
TRACTS TAKEN A2TD ESTIMATES
FURNISHED.
B. H. Harris & Co.
MFDFORD - - - - OREGON
Office in Ja'ckouu county Bank Upstairs
Farm Land Timber Land
Orchard Land
Residences City Lots
Orchards and Mining Claims
Medford Realty, Co
Room 10, Jacksqn County Bank Building
If Your Neighbor Has
Electric Light
and you have not, just step into his house
some evening after dark and compare its light
with your own. Study each point of conve
nience, cleanliness, clearness, beauty carefully,
and then figure out for yourself if it would
not pay you well to have your house wired
for electric light at once.
Electric light today is cheaper and better than
ever before, since the General Electric Com
pany placed its MAZDA lamp on the mar
ket. We have arranged to supply our cus
tomers with the G.E. MAZDA lamps on very
favorable terms. These lamps give two to
three times as much light as other lamps
using the same current.
If your houso is located on any of our dis
tributing lines wo shall bo glad to advise you
about liaving it wired and will givo you 1
more facts about tho efficient electric lighting
of your home.
ROGUE RIVER ELECTRIC COMPANY
linn i.u miimuiiwi